The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
Language: English
Published by Scribner, New York, NY and London, UK, 2021
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Egyptology Titles, Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A.Egyptology Titles
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Scarce. Grey cloth covered boards with gilt lettering along the spine. The book is xv + 311 pages in length, with an assortment of color, and black-and-white illustrations. Kindly note that this is a former library book with a withdrawn stamp inside. Our copy is in good condition. Fine for reading. The dust jacket is protected in a mylar sleeve. Photographs are available.
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- Title
- The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
- Author
- Dolnick, Edward
- Publisher
- Scribner, New York, NY and London, UK
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1501198939
- ISBN 13
- 9781501198939
- Edition
- 1st Edition
The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British museum every year, and yet most people don’t really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries.
Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message in different languages—in Greek using Greek letters, and in Egyptian using picture-writing called hieroglyphs. Until its discovery, no one in the world knew how to read the hieroglyphs that covered every temple and text and statue in Egypt.
Dominating the world for thirty centuries, ancient Egypt was the mightiest empire the world had ever known, yet everything about it—the pyramids, mummies, the Sphinx—was shrouded in mystery. Whoever was able to decipher the Rosetta Stone would solve that mystery and fling open a door that had been locked for two thousand years.
Two brilliant rivals set out to win that prize. One was English, the other French, at a time when England and France were enemies and the world’s two great superpowers. Written “like a thriller” (Star Tribune, Minneapolis), The Writing of the Gods chronicles this high-stakes intellectual race in which the winner would win glory for both himself and his nation. A riveting portrait of empires both ancient and modern, this is an unparalleled look at the culture and history of ancient Egypt, “and also a lesson…in what the human mind does when faced with a puzzle” (The New Yorker).
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Egyptology Titles
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A large collection of privately owned publications, mostly relating to ancient Egypt (all periods), Nubia, and the surrounding areas, which have been gathered together over the course of the last fifty years. Books range from second-hand in good condition to extremely rare, with a number of recently acquired brand new volumes. Over the years I have also procured a selection of withdrawn university library books. The collection further includes a significant number of scholarly journals and popular magazines about the ancient world. Please browse the titles currently available. Additional works are still being added. There are hundreds more yet to be listed. If you should have any questions about any of these offerings, please feel free to inquire. Emails are attempted to be answered in an expeditious manner. Your purchases are always carefully wrapped and shipped promptly. The books come from a smoke-free household. Photographs are available to those seriously interested.…
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